Mr. Arayik Harutyunyan, who also holds the position of Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, was elected President of the Federation for a 4-year term at the Electoral Congress of the Armenian Weightlifting Federation, held in Yerevan, on the 22nd of January, 2025.
 
Harutyunyan remained the sole candidate after Hrachya Rostomyan, Secretary General of the Armenian Olympic Committee recently announced that he will no longer run for the position of President of the Armenian Weightlifting Federation.
Mr. Arayik Harutyunyan released a statement after the end of the electoral process: “I have reached this decision as a result of long-term work with the weightlifting community: from the Minister responsible for sports to the chairman of the organizing committee of the European Weightlifting Championships, from the leader of the campaign to receive the hosting rights of the 2027 World  Championships to an ordinary sports enthusiast. My goal is to show what the federation’s management and organization model, as I envision it, looks like, which may become contagious in other federations in the future.”
 
The meeting in Yerevan was also attended by the IWF President and Secretary General, Mr. Mohammed Jalood and Dr. Antonio Urso, who travelled to Armenia to support the successful conduct of the election of the new President, also in the very important context of the  organization of the 2027 edition of the Senior World Championships, which is shaping up to be a much more spectacular event than the grandiose edition of the Senior European Championships, held in the “Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex”, in 2023.
 
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Armenian WF President Arayik Harutyunyan with IWF President Jalood and AWF Al Mana
“My candidacy was facilitated by the fact that after learning about my intention, the IWF leaders came to Yerevan and expressed their support. Today, my good friend, the President of the IWF, Mohammed Jalood, noted that this is unprecedented, emphasizing that no country has ever had such a delegation attending the elections of a national federation”, stated the new AWF President, addressing also special thanks to the international guests. 
 
The EWF addresses its special congratulations to the newly elected President, wishing all the best for the ongoing and future activities of the Armenian Weightlifting Federation.
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